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List 7 key areas for urgent attention Journalists under the aegis of the Health Writers Association of Nigeria, (HEWAN), on Friday September 6, listed seven key areas that must be urgently addressed by the new Minister of…

also approves  appointment of NCDC DG ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the termination of appointment of the controversial Executive Secretary, of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Prof. Usman Yusuf…

The Community Health and Research Initiative (CHR) an NGO  working towards the reduction of  maternal/under-5  morbidity and mortality rates in the Northern part of  Nigeria, has again raised the alarm over the federal government's failure…

Nigeria’s attempt to attain universal health coverage (UHC) received huge boost on Tuesday April 9 with improved collaboration between leading donors to the health systems and  the…

Three months after a probe panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to look into alleged infractions by suspended Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Prof Usman Yusuf, submitted its report, the president has…

The Nigerian Medical Association has raised the alarm over the high rate of mortality from cancer in Nigeria, saying that 70,327 died of the disease in 2018 alone. This is even as the association  called on the Federal Government to…

ABUJA - President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to act on the suspended Executive-Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Prof. Usman Yusuf, four weeks after a presidential probe panel submitted its report.…

as Sanofi  Summit ends Experts at the one-day Diabetes Summit organized by Sanofi Aventis, a global biopharmaceutical healthcare company focused on human health on Wednesday October 17, have advocated a comprehensive coverage of…

Constitutes administrative panel to investigate him Says scheme may collapse in 3 years if decision not taken Sadiq Abubukar named as  acting Executive Secretary At a briefing in Abuja, Thursday, the council through its…

The reinstated Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf, on Monday in Abuja resumed duties amidst peaceful protests by supporters and non-supporters. A pocket of non-supporters early in the…